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iDirect Satellite Router Installation and Commissioning Guide 103
iDX Release 3.3
Setting Power
17.2.2 Setting SCPC Return Initial Power and Maximum Power
The following procedure sets the initial and maximum power for a Satellite Router that
transmit an SCPC return channel.
To Set Initial and Maximum Power (SCPC Return):
1. Right-click the remote in the iBuilder Tree and select Modify

Item to open the Remote
Information tab.
2. Scroll down to the Transmit Properties section ( Figure 57 ).
Figure 57. iBuilder Transmit Properties: SCPC Return
3. In the 1 dB Compression Point field, enter the value for (CW) P1dB point determined in
Step 7 on page 87 . (This is for information only).
4. Click Edit SCPC Initial Power to open the SCPC Initial Power dialog box ( Figure 58 ).
Figure 58. iBuilder Transmit Properties: SCPC Initial Power
5. In the SCPC Initial Power dialog box, double-click the cell in the Initial Power column of
the applicable SCPC return carrier. Enter the transmit power recorded in Step 7 of “Initial
Acquisition” on page 92 plus any link budget margin required to acquire the network
under all conditions.
6. Double-click the cell in the Max Power column of the applicable SCPC return carrier.
Enter the value determined in “Maximum Power” on page 100 .
7. Click OK in the SCPC Initial Power dialog box to return to the Remote Information tab.